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For the second time in 10 years, an urbane, charming, multilingual Continental is taking the top job at Marks & Spencer. The feeling of d�jà vu at Marc Bolland's appointment as chief executive after just three years reviving Morrisons is...

As many as 100,000 Spanish farmers have thronged in the capital Madrid in a mass protest against the depressed market for agricultural produce. Saturday�s rally followed Friday�s strike action that saw farmers down tools to block roads across the country....

Archie won't be coming into ITV without a plan," said a friend and one-time colleague of the former Asda chief, Archie Norman, who was appointed chairman of the struggling broadcaster ITV last week. "He is sharp and there is no...

Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. When Cindy Naugle took the witness stand in her lawsuit against tobacco company Philip Morris USA, she toted an oxygen bottle and had to pause a few minutes to catch her breath. Lawyers...

That number rose from September's unemployment rate of 15.7 percent. Unemployment reached its highest level this year in Merced County at 20.2 percent in March. National and state unemployment numbers also increased in October according the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Kevin Rudd may be the most controlling prime minister Australia has had, and he has a massive agenda on his plate, but will he ultimately be remembered for landmark achievements or an unwillingness to make tough decisions? A S HE...

LyondellBasell, along with its sizable Houston operations, could wind up under the control of Reliance Industries Limited, a fast-growing Indian firm that has offered to buy the bankrupt chemical giant once it emerges from Chapter 11. Terms of the cash...

Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices fattened its profit margins...The company also raised its outlook for the year, sending its...

Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand -- a pre-holiday miscalculation that analysts said could boost sales of rival Amazon.com Inc's market leading Kindle. The news...